I recently listened to a webinar where David (Dedi) Meiri spoke about the cannabis research in his lab at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Meiri is best known for his work matching specific components of cannabis to affect different types of cancer. But when the interviewer asked the Israeli researcher which areas of medicine he thought cannabis … Read More »
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Making Cannabis Medicine Available To The Isolated Elderly – Two Institutions Show It Can Be Done
Older adults – the population most vulnerable to the novel coronavirus – have plenty to be anxious about. Particularly for those residing in long-term care facilities, this stress can only be compounded. After COVID-19 swept through the Kirkland, Washington’s Life Care Center, and now appears to have spread to other nursing homes in the region, the vulnerability … Read More »
Insights on Cannabis, Attitudes and Opioid Use From Dr. Brian Kaskie and the Cannabis and Older Persons Study
(originally posted Sept. 25, 2019) “There’s Something Happening Here: Exploring the Evolving Intersection Between Cannabis and Older Persons” is the theme of the recent issue of Public Policy & Aging Report, a journal of The Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Brian Kaskie, a faculty member and researcher at the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health … Read More »
Nation’s Largest Arthritis Advocacy Group Releases CBD Guidelines
(This post was first published on Sept. 24) This September, AARP marked a milestone in medical marijuana acceptance with the announcement that it “does not want older Americans to navigate this brave new world of cannabis alone.” Now the Arthritis Foundation, the largest advocacy group in the United States for people with arthritis, is helping … Read More »
AARP Takes Medical Marijuana Mainstream
(originally posted Sept. 5, 2019) With some 38 million members, and a magazine that tops the circulation of any publication in the country, AARP is arguably the most influential organization addressing adults over 50 in the United States. A non-partisan, non-profit organization, AARP’s publications, benefits programs, community activities and activism have sealed its reputation as … Read More »